Northwestern is rated top law school for career prospects; which schools topped other categories?
Which law schools offer the best quality of life? The best career prospects?
The Princeton Review has published the answers (reg. req.), based on its survey of more than 19,500 students at 169 law schools. TaxProf Blog has highlights.
The schools rated as best for career prospects are:
1) Northwestern
2) University of California at Berkeley
3) University of Chicago
4) University of Pennsylvania
5) New York University
6) Columbia
7) Harvard
8) University of Virginia
9) University of Michigan
10) University of Southern California
The schools rated best for quality of life are:
1) University of Virginia
2) Duke
3) Chapman
4) University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
5) Northwestern
6) Vanderbilt
7) Samford University
8) New York University
9) University of Colorado
10) University of Michigan
The schools rated as best for classroom experience are:
1) Stanford
2) Duke
3) University of Virginia
4) University of Chicago
5) Northwestern
6) University of Michigan
7) Boston
8) University of Pennsylvania
9) New York University
10) Georgetown
In other law-school categories, Duke was rated No. 1 for best professors, Baylor was rated most competitive, and the University of Hawaii was rated as having the best environment for minority students.
